dishevelled

Example Sentences

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Dishevelled, regularly unshaven, and prone to wearing two shirts at the same time, he was an unlikely candidate to work closely with Trump, who places a high value on appearance.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2018

Dishevelled and distressed, the man had run a great distance.

From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2011

Dishevelled black hair like a damaged peruke, mournful, yellow face, enormous stag's eyes straining down on me.

From Romance by Conrad, Joseph

The rotten leaves are whirling down Dishevelled from September's crown; The Emperors have left the town; The Weald of Sussex, burnt and brown, Is trampled by the kings.

From Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches by Baring, Maurice

Heywood speaks of this practice in the following graphic words: “At length the blushing bride comes, with her hair Dishevelled ’bout her shoulders.”

From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger